Upstate begins with a chilling question from seventeen-year-old Antonio to his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha: “Do you believe I killed my father?” Antonio and Natasha’s world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the test, when Antonio find himself in jail, accused of a shocking crime. Antonio fights to stay alive on the inside, while on the outside, Natasha faces choices that will change her life. Over the course of a decade, they share a desperate correspondence. Often, they have only each other to turn to as life takes them down separate paths and leaves them wondering fi they will ever find their way back together. Rtling, real, and filled with raw emotion,
Upstate is an unforgettable coming-of-age story with a message of undeniable hope. Brilliant and profoundly felt, it is destined to speak to generations of readers.
Upstate
Upstate begins with a chilling question from seventeen-year-old Antonio to his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha: “Do you believe I killed my father?” Antonio and Natasha’s world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the test, when Antonio find himself in jail, accused of a shocking crime. Antonio fights to stay alive on the inside, while on the outside, Natasha faces choices that will change her life. Over the course of a decade, they share a desperate correspondence. Often, they have only each other to turn to as life takes them down separate paths and leaves them wondering fi they will ever find their way back together. Rtling, real, and filled with raw emotion,
Upstate is an unforgettable coming-of-age story with a message of undeniable hope. Brilliant and profoundly felt, it is destined to speak to generations of readers.